Beverly Jean was born Jan. 18, 1939, in Brookfield, Mo., daughter of Lawrence Edward and Pearl Mae (Mace) Schaefer. On Nov. 16, 1957 he married William Elmo Keller, who preceded her in death May 29, 2008.

Beverly was retired from Stanbury Uniforms in Brookfield, where she had worked as a seamstress.

She is survived by three children, David Keller and wife Donna, and Janet Keller, all of Brookfield, Mo., and Dennis Keller and wife Bonnie, Calif.; six grandchildren, Brock Carlson and wife Kelly, Tim Keller and wife Chelsie, Brian Kller and wife Stacy, Derek Keller, Devin Keller, and David Eric Keller; six great-grandchildren, Aden and Ella Smith, Carson Keller, Mesa and Sara Carlson, and Finley Keller; two brothers, Richard Schaefer and wife Violet, Columbia, and Lavon Schaefer and wife Anna Mae, Independence; two sisters, Pat Clawson and husband Bob, Brookfield, and Charlotte Danforth, Independence; and a sister-in-law, Wilma Schaefer, Wash.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Ronald Schaefer; and a grandson, Dustin Keller.

A funeral service will be held Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, at 10 a.m., at Wright-Baker-Hill Funeral Home in Brookfield, Mo., with Pastor Mike White officiating. Burial will be in Park Lawn Cemetery, Brookfield, Mo. Visitation will be held Friday, Jan. 18, 2013, beginning at 1 p.m., and the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.

Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or the Muscular Dystrophy Association, and may be left at or mailed to Wright-Baker-Hill Funeral Home, P.O. Box 496, Brookfield, MO 64628.

Arrangements are under the direction of Wright-Baker-Hill Funeral Home, Brookfield, Mo.